Caltech's Amgen Scholars program introduces students to research under the guidance of seasoned research mentors. Students experience the process of research as a creative intellectual activity.

Amgen Scholarships will be offered in the following fields:  biochemistry • bioengineering • bioinformatics • chemical and biomolecular engineering • biopsychology • biotechnology • chemistry • immunology • medical pharmacology • microbiology • molecular genetics • molecular medicine • molecular pharmacology • molecular, cell, and developmental biology • neurobiology • neuroscience • pathology • physiological psychology • physiological science • statistics • toxicology

Click here for a full description with eligibility requirements.

The Amgen Scholars program is modeled on the grant-seeking process:

• Students collaborate with potential mentors to define and develop a project
• Applicants write research proposals for their projects
• A faculty committee reviews the proposals and recommends awards
• Students carry out the work over a 10-week period in the summer, mid-June to late August
• At the conclusion of the program, they submit a technical paper and give an oral presentation at Seminar Day, a symposium modeled on a professional technical meeting

News

• Caltech Amgen Scholar selected as Rhodes Scholar
• Pre-arrival Information and Orientation Schedules (2007)

Click here for the press release announcing the Caltech Amgen Scholars program.

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Thanks to the Amgen Foundation for the generous support of this program.